Chūbu-Tenryū Station Explained

Chūbu-Tenryū Station
Native Name:中部天竜駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR Central
Address:Sakuma-cho Hamba 15, Tenryū-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.085°N 137.8026°W
Operator: JR Central
Line: Iida Line
Distance:62.4 km from
Platforms:1 island platform
Status:Staffed
Opened:November 11, 1934
Former:Sakuma; Nakappe-Tenryū (until 1943)
Passengers:130 (daily)
Pass Year:FY2017
Map Type:Japan Shizuoka Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Chūbu-Tenryū Station

thumb|right|270px|Chūbu-Tenryū Station in 2007 is a railway station on the Iida Line in Tenryū-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

Lines

Chūbu-Tenryū Station is served by the Iida Line and is 62.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyohashi Station.

Station layout

The station has one ground-level island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is attended.

Platforms

History

Chūbu-Tenryū Station was opened on November 11, 1934. The initial plans called for the station to eventually be joined by a spur line to Tenryū-Futamata Station on the Tenryū Hamanako Line. On August 1, 1943, the Sanshin Railway was nationalized along with several other local lines to form the Iida line. All freight services were discontinued in 1982 Along with its division and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control and operation of the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). The station was originally named Sakuma Statio (the name presently used by the next station), and renamed in 1935 as Nakappe-Tenryū Station and again at the time of nationalization as Chūbu-Tenryū Station. The latter of the two events of renaming was only a change in official pronunciation of the kanji name.

The station was formerly home to the Sakuma Rail Park, (closed November 2010) a museum with exhibits on the Japanese railway system in general, and the Iida line in particular, including numerous examples of locomotives and rolling stock.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 130 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

See also

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Notes and References

  1. 佐久間レールパーク展示車両とイベント情報 (Sakuma Rail Park Exhibits and Event Information) . Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō . 38 . 304 . 38–42 . Kōtsū Shimbun. Japan . August 2009 .
  2. Web site: http://toukei.pref.shizuoka.jp/toukeikikakuhan/page/nenkan/documents/h29_11_06.pdf. ja:静岡県統計年鑑2017(平成29年)). 2018. Shizuoka Prefecture. Japan. Japanese. 5 July 2019.